Fiber demarcation point and slack storage
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsThomas Marcouiller, Oscar Fernando Bran De León, Erik J. Gronvall
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Abstract
A cable spool includes first and second curved flanges extending radially outwardly from first and second axial ends of a drum. The flanges have outer edges that cooperate to define an annular slot providing access to a passageway surrounding the drum. The slot has a width that is less than half the height of the drum. A cable is wrapped around the drum. A closure having an environmentally sealed interior may receive an end of the cable. A second cable can be deployed from a second spool and coupled to the end of the cable within the closure. The second spool can be mounted with the cable spool. A cover can be placed over the spools for aesthetic or protection reasons.
Claims33
A cable spool assembly for a cable, the cable spool assembly comprising:
- a cable spool including:
- a drum having a radius that corresponds to a minimum bend radius of the cable;
- a first flange extending radially outwardly from a first axial end of the drum to a first circumferential edge;
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- a second flange extending radially outwardly from a second axial end of the drum to form the cable spool, the second flange extending to a second circumferential edge so that the second flange opposes the first flange, the second circumferential edge being spaced from the first circumferential edge by a gap, the gap being smaller than a maximum cross-dimension of the cable;
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- a mounting bracket including a base and a support structure, the base being configured to mount to a surface, the support structure being sized to hold the cable spool.
A cable spool assembly for a cable, the cable spool assembly comprising:
- a drum defining a central aperture therethrough;
- a first flange extending radially outwardly from a first axial end of the drum to a first circumferential edge, the first flange defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced window apertures providing access to the drum;
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- a second flange extending radially outwardly from a second axial end of the drum to a second circumferential edge, the second circumferential edge being spaced from the first circumferential edge along a complete circumference of the second flange to define a circumferential slot sized to be less than a maximum width of the cable, the circumferential slot providing separate access to the drum from the window apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.